THE ART OF SHARON KOPRIVA
Dogs without Hair
“What the Peruvian Hairless offer to Kopriva, apart from the chance to celebrate the sleek forms and attentive visages of her beloved pets, is a kind of surrogate for the human figure. Because of the musculature of their bodies is so evident, these dogs become occasions to the artist to paint what are essentially naked forms, figures with all the physical nuances of a Classical nude. There is also an implied religious message. If, in the cathedral/forest paintings Kopriva reconciles Pagan and Christian visions of holy space, in the Peruvian Hairless series she brings together animals identified with Incan culture (and renowned for their reputed healing powers) and the preeminent artistic achievement of Western European Christianity."
- Raphael Rubinstein
Writer and Critic
2011 Oil and Mixed Media on Photo Canvas 75 x 48 x 11 inches
2011 Oil and Mixed Media on Photo Canvas 74 x 47 inches
2009 Papier Mache and Plaster 23 x 20 x 14 inches
2016 Lithograph 30 x 22 inches
2014 Charcoal on Paper 53 x 36 inches
2015 Monotype 22 x 30 inches
2010 Oil and Mixed Media on Photo Canvas 74 x 47 inches
2009 Cast Bronze 21 x 11 x 16 inches
2010-2011 Oil and Mixed Media on Photo Canvas 70 x 48 x 13 inches
2010 Oil and Mixed Media on Photo Canvas 68 x 40 inches
2009 Cast Bronze 21 x 10 x 16 inches
2011 Oil and Mixed Media on Photo Canvas 68 x 40 inches
2010 Papier Mache and Plaster 17 x 24 x 13 inches
2014 Oil and Mixed Media on Photo Canvas 60 x 36 inches
2015 Mixed Media on Paper 40 x 60 inches
2010 Papier Mache, Plaster, and Mixed Media 17 x 24 x 13 inches
2012 Oil and Graphite on Photo Paper 58 x 36 inches
2015 Monotype 22 x 30 inches
2016 Mixed Media on Paper 59 x 38 inches
2019 Papier Mache and Plaster 13 x 23 x 13 inches